Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs rough-leaf hydrangea

Mystacina tuberculata compared with Hydrangea aspera

Key Differences

• Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable while rough-leaf hydrangea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	rough-leaf hydrangea
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Mystacinidae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Mystacina	Hydrangea
Species	Mystacina tuberculata	Hydrangea aspera

Conservation Status

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

rough-leaf hydrangea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	rough-leaf hydrangea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rough-leaf hydrangea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.